Helek
Mentioned 1451–1442 BC traditional (Jones)
A portion, (Josh. 17:2), descended from Manasseh.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 28th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Judges, 1450–1051 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Abiezer, Asriel, Gilead, Hepher, Joseph, Shechem, and Shemida.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Helek, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- location not graded: West Manasseh1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1476–1417 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 2 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
2 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Helek 2 |
| KJV | Helek 2 |
| ASV | Helek 2 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
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Numbers1 verse
- 26:30
These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,
Joshua1 verse
- 17:2
So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
A portion, (Josh. 17:2), descended from Manasseh.